2025 Compare Cities Education:
Watertown Town, MA vs Oak Park, IL

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Highlights
- Oak Park spends 7.0% less per student than Watertown Town.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% higher in Oak Park than in Watertown Town. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Park had 1.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Watertown Town
 Watertown Town, MAOak Park, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14804573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.1%1.5%
Reviews for Watertown Town    4 Reviews

I’ve lived in Watertown for 3½ years after living in Cambridge. It’s slightly further out and could use a couple more MBTA bus lines to make being car-free easier  More

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Over 16 years ago

Watertown has "small town charm" in abundance despite literally sharing borders with both Boston and  More

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I first lived in Watertown several years ago as fresh college grad, and now I've been here again for 2 years with my husband and son. In both instances, I've loved it.   More

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Reviews for Oak Park    7 Reviews

We've lived in Oak Park for 25 years, raising our two children here. Now, looking ahead a few years, the Cost of Living (127), is a major factor in searching for  More

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I have grew up in the Oak Park area and have lived in other cities in the country. Oak Park is located outside of the city of Chicago. Though located reasonably  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you don't know any better you might think Oak Park is perfect. However, if you are like me and have other places as a comparison, you know better. I will say that  More

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